It's not so hard to be married, I've done it three or four times. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
By the time I get through writing a score, I know the book better than the book writer does, because I've examined… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“TOBIAS: Nothing's gonna harm you, not while I'm around. Nothing's gonna harm you, no sir, not while I'm around. Demons are prowling… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
For me it's more fun to find an unexpected moment for a character to sing when you don't expect them to. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Bit by bit, putting it together... Piece by piece, only way to make a work of art. Every moment makes a contribution,… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
By the time I was 22, I was a professional. A young and flawed professional, but not an amateur. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Every time one can write a self-deluded song, you are way ahead of the game, way ahead. Self-delusion is the basis of… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Into the woods you go again You have to every now and then Into the woods, no telling when Be ready for… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Let the moment go. . . . Don't forget it for a moment, though. Just remembering you've had an "and" when you're… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Careful the spell you cast, not just on children. Sometimes the spell may last Past what you can see And turn against… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Over a period of time it's been driven home to me that I'm not going to be the most popular writer in… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Oh if life were made of moments Even now and then a bad one--! But if life were only moments, Then you'd… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“Was that me? Yes it was. Was that him? No it wasn't.. Just a trick of the woods! Just a moment, One… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Any moment, big or small, Is a moment, after all. Seize the moment, skies may fall Any moment. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“They all deserve to die. Tell you why, Mrs. Lovett, tell you why. Because in all of the whole human race Mrs Lovett, there… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
It's not so hard to be married, I've done it three or four times. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I don't find my life that interesting. The shows, maybe. But not me. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“Careful the things you say, Children will listen. Careful the things you do, Children will see. And learn. Children may not obey But children… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
“Because in all of the whole human race Mrs. Lovett, there are two kinds of men and only two There's the one staying put… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I love computers. I love writing on them. I love gadgetry. The thing is: I am a slow reader. So, if I am going… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I have inherited my father's sense of humour about myself. It's a lot more pleasant to make fun of yourself than when someone else… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
I prefer neurotic people. I like to hear rumblings beneath the surface. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Musicals are, by nature, theatrical, meaning poetic, meaning having to move the audience's imagination and create a suspension of disbelief, by which I mean… — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
Nowadays, there are sometimes more producers than there are people in the cast, because it takes that much money to put a show on. — Stephen Sondheim Copy Share Image
